Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/batavia/ en-us Wed, 15 May 2013 07:47:22 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149776/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149776/ Tue, 14 May 2013 16:16:13 -0400 Carter W. Myers, 19, of Batavia, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of cannabis (between 2.5 and 10 grams), at 9:51 p.m. Monday in the 600 block of South Batavia Avenue, according to a police report. He was also issued a warning for not having a rear license plate. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139704/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139704/ Tue, 14 May 2013 05:53:51 -0400 A 32-year-old Batavia woman was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to her fourth DUI. Jeanette Baum was more than twice the legal intoxication threshold Nov. 27, 2012 when she crashed into a utility box in Batavia after dropping her child off at school. Baum also was on probation for a drug charge at the time. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139720/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139720/ Mon, 13 May 2013 16:38:52 -0400 Robert G. Byland, 19, of Batavia, was charged at 6:15 a.m. Sunday with illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor, criminal damage to property, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and possession of drug paraphernalia in the 1000 block of Winnebago Trail, according to a police report. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/sports/705149622/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/sports/705149622/ Tue, 14 May 2013 23:07:40 -0400 The Batavia girls soccer team checked off the most important task on its to-do list Tuesday. It beat Hoffman Estates 4-0 in the first semifinal of the Class 3A Lake Park regional in Roselle and will play another day. The Bulldogs (12-4-3), seeded third in the Hoffman Estates sectional, got some momentum for Friday's 6 p.m. regional final against sixth-seeded Lake Park with a very strong showng on offense in the second half where it tagged the 15th-seeded Hawks (2-14-2) for three goals. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/news/705149616/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/news/705149616/ Tue, 14 May 2013 23:24:34 -0400 Seniors at Jacobs, Hampshire and Dundee-Crown high schools will have the opportunity to take a new math class next year with a textbook designed especially for them. The course was developed by the Alliance for College Readiness which includes Elgin Community College and all of its feeder high school districts — Elgin Area School District U-46, St. Charles Community Unit District 303, Burlington-based Central Unit District 301, and Carpentersville-based Community Unit District 300, the only district to offer the course next year. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149741/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149741/ Tue, 14 May 2013 17:20:03 -0400 In the wake of April's deluge that left some residents with flooded basements, Geneva is reminding residents that it is willing to help pay for one fix: Installing overhead sewers in basements. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149747/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149747/ Tue, 14 May 2013 17:07:48 -0400 Seniors at Jacobs, Hampshire and Dundee-Crown high schools will have the opportunity to take a new math class next year with a textbook designed especially for them. The course was developed by the Alliance for College Readiness which includes Elgin Community College and all of its feeder high school districts — Elgin Area School District U-46, St. Charles Community Unit District 303, Burlington-based Central Unit District 301, and Carpentersville-based Community Unit District 300, the only district to offer the course next year. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139600/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139600/ Mon, 13 May 2013 23:17:27 -0400 A new business expecting to generate $18.5 million of sales in its first five years in St. Charles has told city officials it can't afford to relocate to the city unless it receives a tax incentive of up to $70,000. The city obliged. Representatives from motorcycle dealer Windy City Triumph want to relocate to St. Charles by leasing an unused portion of the Fox River Harley-Davidson building at 131 S. Randall Road. That's the same location US Adventure RV hoped to relocate to when it secured a tax incentive from aldermen back in January. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139598/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139598/ Mon, 13 May 2013 23:14:07 -0400 Commuters won't see a third floor built on the Geneva parking deck this summer, as Metra has asked Geneva to reject a construction contract that came in 33 percent higher than expected. Metra also said the low bidder didn't seem tobe committed to federal standards for using disadantaged vendors. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139643/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139643/ Mon, 13 May 2013 21:30:39 -0400 A female jogging on bike path on the south side of St. Charles Friday morning reported that she was inappropriately touched by a man walking on the path, according to police. The 29-year-old victim was jogging north near the 1100 block of Geneva Road at about 10 a.m. when a man walking the opposite direction reached out and grabbed her buttock, police said http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139927/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139927/ Mon, 13 May 2013 07:18:34 -0400 Being a teacher wasn't Al Ochsner's initial career choice. He followed a dream, making a living as a professional artist. But in middle age, the single father of two needed some extra income and took a gig as a substitute teacher at Geneva High School. He fell in love with teaching. Now, at age 52, he is doing it full-time. "This is a job I look forward to coming to," he said. "This is a really cool place." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130510/news/705109649/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130510/news/705109649/ Fri, 10 May 2013 21:53:42 -0400 The owners of the Geneva Commons shopping center have defaulted on a $40.4 million loan, according to a published report. Two limited partnerships that own the 438,000-square-foot outdoor mall failed to pay off the loan when it matured May 1. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130509/news/705099713/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130509/news/705099713/ Thu, 9 May 2013 19:19:14 -0400 Why has it taken Clifford McIlvaine decades to finish an addition to his St. Charles home?"It's complicated," said the 71-year-old after offering the local media a tour of his property Thursday. "It's not a simple home structure. That's what people don't understand. What is the crime for taking too long to do something? I should be commended for taking time to do it right." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130509/news/705099751/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130509/news/705099751/ Thu, 9 May 2013 16:44:56 -0400 There was a surprise change in the vote totals by the time the Kane County Clerk's office completed the recount of the Second Ward race in St. Charles Thursday. But it wasn't the surprise incumbent Cliff Carrignan was hoping for.